Create the control statement file that is to be specified in the database structure modification utility's (pdmod) argument. You can create the control statement file at any location. This example creates the file under the following filename:

• /usr/hirdb/pdmod04

Contents of the control statement file

create rdarea LIST01 for list 1 server name b001 page 4096 characters storage control segment 2 pages file name "/listarea01/list01" initial 1000 segments;

Explanation:

1. Definition of the list RDAREA (LIST01)
   This example specifies the name of the back-end server that manages LIST01 as well as the page length and segment size of the RDAREA. It creates a HiRDB file named list01 in the HiRDB file system area. This HiRDB file has 1,000 segments.
   

Example of command entry

pdmod -a /usr/hirdb/pdmod04

Explanation:

-a: Specifies the name of the control statement file that was previously created in (1).